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Definition and Synonyms for 親戚
| 1. | 肉縁 | 血縁や婚姻による関係のある人 |
| Relation | a person related by blood or marriage | |
| Synonyms: | 眷属, 縁戚, 縁故, 縁者, 縁辺, 肉縁, 血族, 親, 親, 親戚, 親族, 親族, 親類, 身寄り, 類縁 | |
| 2. | 家族 | 互いに親族関係を持つ人 |
| Kin | a person having kinship with another or others | |
| Synonyms: | 一族, 一門, 家族, 親戚, 親族, 親族, 親類, 身寄り | |
| 3. | 親戚 | 男性の親類 |
| Kinsman | a male relative | |
| Synonyms: | 親戚, 親類 | |
| 4. | 縁 | 血縁、結婚、または養子縁組による関連性または結びつき |
| Kinship | relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | |
| Synonyms: | うち, へり, んち, ゆかり, 家, 家, 家, 屋, 由, 続き合い, 続柄, 縁, 縁, 縁, 縁故, 縁続き, 血縁, 親戚, 親族関係, 類縁 |
Meanings for each kanji in 親戚
| » | 親 | parent; intimacy; relative; familiarity; dealer (cards) |
| » | 戚 | grieve |
Categories 親戚 is a member of
| 1. | 個人 | 一人の人間 |
| Individual | a human being | |
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| 2. | 結付き | 2つの実体あるいは部分にともに属する、あるいは固有な抽象的実体 |
| Relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | |
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| 3. | 肉縁 | 血縁や婚姻による関係のある人 |
| Relation | a person related by blood or marriage | |
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Sample Sentences for 親戚
彼の親戚たちは、当然自分が彼の莫大な財産を相続すると思った。
His relatives took it for granted that they would inherit the bulk of his wealth.
「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲姉」「コラ。幾ら親戚とはいえ、私は先輩医師よ？院内ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」
"Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
年賀状のおかげで私達は友達や親戚の消息が分かる。
New Year's cards provide us with the opportunity to hear from friends and relatives.
新しい親戚ができたんだ。姉が結婚して、それで義理の兄ができたんだ。
I have a new relative: my sister got married, so now I have a brother-in-law.
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